California Court of Appeal

An insurer shall not be required to provide a third party defense to a lawsuit for damages from diet products, where the underlying complaint is couched in class action terms, and the named plaintiff disclaims any interest in seeking damages for personal injuries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2002
• Published 06/10/2002

Judges

• SEPULVEDA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Dennis Neil Jones, Manhattan Beach, Counsel for Appellant Metabolife International, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Patrick Edwards, Palo Alto, Cynthia Joy Larsen, Sacramento, Counsel for Respondent Golden Eagle Insurance Company.